Japanese submarine Ro-112

History
Japan
NameSubmarine No. 403
BuilderKawasaki, Senshu and Kobe, Japan
Laid down20 June 1942
RenamedRo-112 on 5 February 1943
Launched25 March 1943
Completed14 September 1943
Commissioned14 September 1943
FateSunk by USS Batfish, 11 February 1945
Stricken10 May 1945
General characteristics
Class & typeRo-100-class submarine
Displacement
  • 611 tonnes (601 long tons) surfaced
  • 795 tonnes (782 long tons) submerged
Length60.90 m (199 ft 10 in) overall
Beam6.00 m (19 ft 8 in)
Draft3.51 m (11 ft 6 in)
Installed power
Propulsion
Speed
  • 14.2 knots (26.3 km/h; 16.3 mph) surfaced
  • 8 knots (15 km/h; 9.2 mph) submerged
Range
  • 3,500 nmi (6,500 km; 4,000 mi) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) surfaced
  • 60 nmi (110 km; 69 mi) at 3 knots (5.6 km/h; 3.5 mph) submerged
Test depth75 m (246 ft)
Crew38
Armament

Ro-112 was an Imperial Japanese Navy Ro-100-class submarine. Completed and commissioned in September 1943, she served in World War II, operating off Australia, in the Netherlands East Indies, and off the Admiralty Islands and the Philippine Islands. She was sunk in February 1945 during her eighth war patrol.